S.C. Deputy Suspended After 119mph Crash

Darlington County (S.C.) Sheriff Wayne Byrd suspended a deputy who crashed an agency vehicle after reaching 119 mph while responding to a shots-fired call.

Darlington County (S.C.) Sheriff Wayne Byrd suspended a deputy who crashed an agency vehicle after reaching 119 mph while responding to a shots-fired call.

Deputy Benjamin Dale Weatherford crashed a black unmarked SUV, while driving two other narcotics officers to a scene where another narcotics officer reported he had been fired on. The deputy hit a curb while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle, and flipped the SUV several times.

The deputy was suspended five days without pay, reports SC Now.

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